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<p>The employees are the valuable resources to any organizations. The business runs on the efficiency of employee’s performance. Their performances are determined by various factors like job skills, work culture, interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship and health. The health includes both physical and mental health. The disturbance in the mental health has an impact on the physical health which impacts the employee performance at work. Employee’s mental health primarily gets affected by their personal life. The unpleasant incident in their personal or family life affects the quality of work. They spend most of their time at workplace and feel like a second home to have supportive environment. The employer’s responsibility towards their employees in taking care of their personal is a must to provide work life balance. This is done through Employee Assistance Program (EPA) in promoting mental wellness at workplace. The program focuses on having proper communication with employees to address their professional concerns, counselling to provide professional support in addressing their personal problems and family issues and employee care to establish lasting relationship. This is to ensure the employees are connected with the organization and build trust and confidence and provide positive work environment. The satisfied employees are more productive at work and contribute to organizational growth.</p>
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The employees are the valuable resources to any organizations. The business runs on the efficiency of employee’s performance. Their performances are determined by various factors like job skills, work culture, interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship and health. The health includes both physical and mental health. The disturbance in the mental health has an impact on the physical health which impacts the employee performance at work. Employee’s mental health primarily gets affected by their personal life. The unpleasant incident in their personal or family life affects the quality of work. They spend most of their time at workplace and feel like a second home to have supportive environment. The employer’s responsibility towards their employees in taking care of their personal is a must to provide work life balance. This is done through Employee Assistance Program (EPA) in promoting mental wellness at workplace. The program focuses on having proper communication with employees to address their professional concerns, counselling to provide professional support in addressing their personal problems and family issues and employee care to establish lasting relationship. This is to ensure the employees are connected with the organization and build trust and confidence and provide positive work environment. The satisfied employees are more productive at work and contribute to organizational growth.

The effect of promoting mental health through employee assistance program

Research Supervisor, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Science

Journal of Education, Society & Multiculturalism

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The employees are the valuable resources to any organizations. The business runs on the efficiency of employee’s performance. Their performances are determined...

The effect of promoting mental health through employee assistance program

Published Online: Dec 13, 2022

Page range: 48 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jesm-2022-0017

Keywords
Mental Health, Work stress, Depression, Burn Out and Employee Assistance Program

© 2022 N. Chellam et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The effect of promoting mental health through employee assistance program

Published Online: Dec 13, 2022

Page range: 48 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jesm-2022-0017

KeywordsMental Health, Work stress, Depression, Burn Out and Employee Assistance Program

© 2022 N. Chellam et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Mental Health, Work stress, Depression, Burn Out and Employee Assistance Program